The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-05
HAZING THE FRESHMEN.
IN EXCITING NIGHT IN AND AROUND
DICKINSON COLLEGE,


The Victims Pulled Ont OF Bed, Tossed Up
In Binnkcta, and Compelled to Sing and
Danco-A struggle with the Big Man of
tho Ciass, and . scrimnare ON the Campus.
CARLISLE, Pa. Oct. 4.-The freshmen OF
Dickinson College have been hazed. and moro
thoroughly and efrcctually than for number
OF years. Tho hazing was done at night be-
tween the hours Of II and 8. The scheme orig
mated in crowd on the campus after the fra
ternity meeting. The boys were singing and
having good time when somebody proposed
to frighten the freshmen. Tho proposition
was Immediately taken up. and the crowd went
over to West College, where, by yelling. sing
Ing. and pounding on the wainscotting, they
managed to Brighten n number Of tho fresh
men. and to get nearly all tho students out.
The sophomores then got together and decided
to haze the freshmen. They had previously
determined not to do So us 81 greatly out
numbered them, but their blood was now up,
and they started for East College. where the
largest number Of students room. Nearly all
tho upper classmen went along to SEQ the fun.
The first room visited was occupied by two
freshmen, and was close to tho Doctors Office.
In response to a knock 1t was opened, and tho
whole party pushed In and filed tho room.
The lamp was lit and space cleared. Then
blanket was snatched of the bed and dozen
sophs surrounded 1t. A number Of freshmen
from curiosity and others as prisoners Of war.
One was hustled into the blanket. Put your
bands The order He eomnsd hardly
happy lad shot into the air and struck. the
ceiling. His hands and feet saved him from
down. binding and choking him. besides spoil
Ing his clothes, Again and nd, again he went up.
ed on a coal box and invited to make q speech,
sing comic and hnn Greek verb
mr. nj a
blanket, and danced q break down on a coal
box to the pattinR OF score of hands. Some
others had their bare feet biackened. The plas.
tering began to como down, and when the hole
room. When the victims ran short tho neigh
boring rooms were ransacked and the victims tim.
occupants failed to respond tho i' doors were
Some times the hazers met with resistance.
IN one room l Junior nm met them With club 6ut
ha had disease Ees %na sGS Elm
with q song. Even then some shouted, Toss
him" On tho campus scrmmage occurred
The most exciting time was the hazing of tho
big man of tho class strapping six-footer.
paratory school. He warned them away when
they burst In the door. The room was dark
BACK. Come s eHi ins cried the leader, and IN
they went, timorously. expecting a,pistol shot.
match was struck and the lamp lit. In the
far corner the big fellow stood on his bed, un-
dressed. grnsping an eight-pound club high
over his head.
Keep back" he cried. or therell DO trou-
ble."
The words were hardly out of his mouth be-
Iron grasp on the club. 1t dropped. and the men
grappied. To and fro over the bod they tramp
were rent and shirt split. Tho soph pinned
him against the wall, the bod slid out and they
foil behind 1t, still locked In each others grasp.
The crowd pulled them apart. There smore
defiance and Q second advance. The fresh
mems fraternity now interfered and talked TO
crowd. for they were all hostile then, and at
the new furniture certain to be smashed. Then
he yielded. stepped forth, and the triumphant
sophs put him up like the rest